Triggers for Policy Change: The 3.11 Fukushima Meltdowns and Nuclear Policy Continuity

Aldrich, Daniel P.; Forester, Summer; Hörhager, Elisa

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“…71–73). They can result from focusing events or the gradual deterioration of a situation (Kingdon, 2003), and they can increase the likelihood of a policy change in various policy areas (Aldrich et al, 2019; Kuipers, 2006; Vis, 2009). For penal policies, the increase in the violent crime rates in the 1970s, for instance, contributed to the punitive turn in the United States (Enns, 2016; Garland, 2002; Miller, 2016).…”

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The liberal dream of smart detention? Algorithms and the politics of pretrial detention in the US states

Wenzelburger

König

2022

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In the 2000s and 2010s, US states have seen an important wave of change in criminal justice policies toward a "smart on crime" approach. In this context, several states have rolled out algorithmic risk assessment tools for statewide use in pretrial decisions, whereas some others have not, and still others are moving back from using such tools again. The present article examines the explanations for this variance. To this end, it tests competing expectations about the role of functional pressures, including fiscal strain and the party-political balance of power. The findings show that functional pressures, policy diffusion, and politics affect the likelihood that algorithmic tools will be used in criminal justice. Democratic control of both the state executive and legislative branches increases the likelihood that a state will use these tools, indicating that Republicans are reluctant to leave the "tough on crime" paradigm behind and to advance the "smart on crime" approach.

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The liberal dream of smart detention? Algorithms and the politics of pretrial detention in the US states

Wenzelburger

König

2022

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Triggers for Policy Change: The 3.11 Fukushima Meltdowns and Nuclear Policy Continuity

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The liberal dream of smart detention? Algorithms and the politics of pretrial detention in the US states

The liberal dream of smart detention? Algorithms and the politics of pretrial detention in the US states

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